CN1041564A - Hot biography recording method and adopt the recording equipment of this method - Google Patents

Abstract

A kind of heat transfer recording equipment that makes next images of record on the recording medium on the recording medium that China ink on the colour band is printed to, it comprises: a transmission combination that transmits colour band, determine that according to pictorial information one of relative velocity of colour band relative record medium determines that combination and basis are by determining that relative velocity control that combination is determined transmits the control combination of combination.Simultaneously, also disclosed a kind of hot biography recording method.

Description

Hot biography recording method and adopt the recording equipment of this method

The present invention with printing ink is passed from colour band print to recording medium, at the hot biography recording method of recording medium record hypograph and adopt the recording equipment of this method relevant.

Heat transfer recording equipment comprises as facsimile equipment, electronic typewriter, duplicator and printer etc.

Usually, but general heat transfer printing machine uses the China ink with hot melt (but or heat sublimation) to apply colour band made on substrate.Thermal printer head heats colour band selectively according to picture signal, and China ink fusing or distillation just prints on the minute book sheet, has realized the image record.In general, in each image capture process, preferably all to print China ink (for example, the disposable colour band of a kind of what is called).After finishing a character or a line item, just colour band to be passed with record length corresponding one section, make the still untapped that part of next record position that is in of colour band.Therefore, used amount of ribbon increases, and compares with the thermal printer of general record on heat-sensitive paper, and heat transfer printing machine operating cost will increase.

In order to address the above problem, U.S. Patent No. 4,456,392, Japan Patent No.58-201686 and Japan Patent No.62-58917 portion propose to adopt record-paper transfer rate and colour band transfer rate diverse ways.Described in these prior arts, the colour band that can carry out repeatedly (n time) image record is called repeatedly ink ribbon of what is called.When using this colour band, record length as L, transmitting length at each image record colour band back or that be transmitted during the image record should be less than length L (being L/n, n＞1).Therefore the application effectiveness of colour band just can improve n doubly, thereby can expect to reduce the operating cost of heat transfer printing machine.This record pattern is called repeatedly printing.

At this repeatedly printing, the transfer rate Vp of record-paper by under establish an equation and provide:

Vp＝n·V （n＞1）

Wherein V is the colour band transfer rate.Value n and image recording quality are closely related, generally simultaneously can change in writing speed.Cause that colour band fold just needs change value n in order to prevent in facsimile equipment to wait speed recording or to carry out intermittent record in image receiving/recording mode in the duplicating mode.

In addition, according to the described repeatedly printing of above-mentioned prior art, because repeatedly to print number be thick-and-thin, so colour band remains unchanged with respect to the transfer rate of record-paper.For example, using repeatedly the print cycle number is 5 colour band.Then surpassing 5 o'clock print densities at print cycle number repeatedly will reduce.Otherwise colour band can slattern.Can believe that the repeatedly circulation printing number along with colour band after the development of technology has increase.The requirement of developing repeatedly circulation printing number and the corresponding heat transfer printing machine of colour band is more and more stronger.

The image print density can be lower situation under, user also requirement can save colour band.Yet general heat transfer printing machine can not satisfy this requirement.

Moreover in general heat transfer printing machine, the feed quantity of colour band remains on a given numerical value with the ratio of the feed quantity of record-paper.Therefore, when using repeatedly ink ribbon in the recording-member as facsimile machine, colour band almost exhausts in receive mode, in the worst case, can not beat last page, and fax receives and can not carry out.When the reception period colour band uses up, transmit leg will transmit mistake.Transmit leg must resend out that wrong page or leaf, and the recipient must change colour band.

State usually repeatedly in the printing type of general colour band in the use, as above prior art is described, and colour band remains unchanged with respect to the transmission length of record-paper.This expression is repeatedly printed counting and is remained unchanged.For example, be 5 colour band if use repeatedly the print cycle number, then packing density will reduce when repeatedly the print cycle number surpasses 5.Otherwise, wasted colour band though increased packing density.Can believe along with the development of technology colour band in the future repeatedly circulates and print number and have increase.The development and Application repeatedly requirement of the facsimile machine of print cycle number and the corresponding heat transfer printing machine of colour band is more and more stronger.And, in the communication between facsimile machine, require the repeatedly print cycle number of the machine of receiving faxes to determine according to the type that sends former figure usually by sending the facsimile machine operator.

An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of recording equipment that can make the improved hot biography recording method of picture quality and adopt this method.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of recording equipment that can reduce the hot biography recording method of colour band consumption and adopt this method.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of operating cost hot biography recording method that decreases and the recording equipment that adopts this method.

A further object of the present invention provides the hot biography recording method that the ratio (n) of a kind of colour band transfer rate and the transfer rate of recording medium can change and adopts this method recording equipment.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of colour band transfer rate can be according to image information hot biography recording method of being controlled and the heat transfer recording equipment that adopts this method with the ratio (n) of the transfer rate of recording medium.

A further object of the present invention provides and a kind ofly can the print cycle number is set repeatedly and change the heat transfer recording equipment of the transmission length of colour band relative record medium according to this set repeatedly print cycle number by experience.

A further object of the present invention provides and a kind ofly can the repeatedly heat transfer recording equipment of print cycle number be set according to colour band.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of heat transfer recording equipment that can transmit and write down the record data with the length that requires according to colour band surplus shortening colour band with respect to the use amount with the recording medium that gives measured length.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind ofly can select whether will change colour band with respect to the heat transfer recording equipment of the transmission length of the recording medium with predetermined length.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of print image record that can make repeatedly from the transmission length that sends facsimile equipment and specify the repeatedly print cycle number of the equipment of receiving faxes, change colour band relative record medium according to the specified period of repeatedly printing can be according to the facsimile equipment of being carried out by the repeatedly print cycle number that sends the facsimile equipment appointment.

Fig. 1 illustrates the main body figure of facsimile equipment and record-paper and colour band transmission/drive system schematic construction;

Fig. 2 A is the side sectional view of explanation facsimile equipment shown in Figure 1 mechanism;

Fig. 2 B is the perspective view of explanation facsimile equipment profile shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 A and 3B are the flow chart of explanation facsimile equipment recording process shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 4 is the colour band structure during the declare record and the view of record-paper and colour band state;

Fig. 5 is the cutaway view that is used for the colour band of this concrete device;

Fig. 6 is the facsimile equipment record-paper of the another kind of concrete device of explanation the present invention and the stereogram of colour band transmission/drive system schematic construction;

Fig. 7 is the side sectional view of explanation facsimile equipment shown in Figure 6 mechanism;

Fig. 8 is the flow chart of explanation facsimile equipment recording process shown in Figure 6;

Fig. 9 reads the flow chart of the process of colour band sign and the value of setting n according to another concrete device of the present invention for explanation;

Another specifically installs the flow chart of processing procedure to Figure 10 according to the present invention when switch is saved in configuration for explanation;

Figure 11 is connected the figure of situation with the electronics of record combination for control combination in the facsimile equipment of another concrete device of explanation the present invention;

Figure 12 is the block diagram of the schematic construction of explanation facsimile equipment shown in Figure 11;

Figure 13 is the view of explanation colour band and record-paper transfer system structure;

Figure 14 A and 14B are the flow chart of scanning facsimile equipment receiving course shown in Figure 11;

Figure 15 is the colour band of another concrete device of explanation the present invention and the view of record-paper transfer system structure;

Figure 16 is the facsimile machine equipment of another concrete device of explanation the present invention and the main body figure of record-paper and colour band transmission/drive system schematic construction;

Figure 17 is explanation facsimile equipment transmission/reception control sequence figure shown in Figure 16;

Figure 18 is the flow chart of explanation in the process of transmit leg designated value n;

Figure 19 is the flow chart of explanation in the process of recipient's value of setting n;

Figure 20 is the flow chart of explanation facsimile equipment recording process shown in Figure 16.

The concrete device that the present invention recommended will be estimated to describe in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Concrete device below lifting illustrates the speed of determining colour band relative record medium according to the feature of image information as an example.Transmit the conveyer of colour band according to determined relative velocity control.In addition, also for a kind of example of facsimile equipment, the speed of colour band relative record medium is to determine according to the image information input of being sent by transmission/receiving system or image-input device in this facsimile equipment.In this facsimile equipment, the conveyer that transmits colour band is controlled according to determined relative velocity.

Fig. 1 is for illustrating the main body figure that adopts the schematic construction of heat transfer printing machine according to concrete device of the present invention in facsimile equipment, and Fig. 2 A is the side sectional view of facsimile equipment, and Fig. 2 B is the perspective view of explanation facsimile equipment profile.

Schematic construction will be illustrated in conjunction with Fig. 1.

With reference to Fig. 1, image is read combination 100 usefulness photovoltaics and is read former figure, and the figure that reads is delivered to control combination 101 with data image signal.Read combination 100 and comprise that a former figure transmits motor and a ccd image sensor.The whole courses of work of control combination 101 control facsimile equipments.Specifically, control combination 101 will be encoded from the image of reading combination 100, this coded data be sent with network control combination (NCU) 107 with telephone line relay function by modem 106 again.In receive mode, control combination 101 is decoded into view data with coded data, this view data is outputed to the record combination with thermal printer head 13 go to reappear view data.Control combination 101 comprise be used for according to be stored in control program among the ROM114 export various control signals control this equipment all work CPU113, be used for storing the ROM114 of CPU113 control program and various data and as the temporary transient RAM115 that stores various data in CPU113 workspace.

Operative combination 103 comprises various function keys (as sending start key) and enter key (as the telephone number key).Switch 103a is operated to specify the type of the colour band that will use by the operator.When switch 103a connected, what pack into was repeatedly ink ribbon.Yet when switch 103a disconnected, what pack into was a common ink ribbon.Indication combination 104 is arranged in the operative combination 103, indicates various functions and equipment situation.Telephone set 108 links to each other with NCU107.

Before the structure of declare record parts, with reference to side sectional view Figure 24 and schematic perspective view diagram 2B the situation of facsimile equipment once is described earlier.The parts in addition of identical mark mark are same parts in addition among Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 A and the 2B.

With reference to Fig. 2 A and 2B, record-paper 11 constitutes a paper roll 10 on a fuse 10a.Paper roll 10 relies on platen 12 to rotate towards the direction of arrow record-paper 11 is supplied with thermal printer head 13.Paper roll 10 is installed in the paper roll part 10b that packs into.The paper roll part 10b that packs into holds paper roll 10, can dismantle.Platen 12 transmits direction shown in record-paper 11 is on the arrow.Platen 12 forces colour band 14 and the record-paper 11 heating resistor spare 132 against thermal printer head 13.Because the heating of thermal printer head 13, image is recorded on the record-paper 11, then record-paper 11 since platen 12 be rotated further biography to going out paper roll 16a and 16b, thereby finish one page record images.In this case, one page is downcut in paper cutter 15a and 15b interlock.Just send facsimile equipment for one of this cutting-out.

Colour band 14 is wrapped on the colour band feed roller 17.Colour band 14 is reeled by volume colour band cylinder 18.Because colour band transmits the driving of motor 25, volume colour band cylinder 18 coiling colour bands, colour band just with record-paper 11 senders in the opposite direction on transmission, promptly by transmitting on the direction shown in the arrow a.Colour band is supplied with volume 17 and volume colour band cylinder 18 and all is contained in the colour band part 70 of packing into, can dismantle.Sensor 19 detects the surplus of colour band 14 and the speed of colour band 14.Whether colour band sensor 20 detects color band.Thermal printer head 13 is pressed against on the platen 12 across record-paper 11 and colour band 14 owing to the effect of spring 21.Record-paper sensor 22 detects whether record-paper is arranged.14 guiding function of 72 pairs of colour bands of cylinder.

The structure of reading combination 100 is described as follows.

With reference to Fig. 2 A and 2B, light source 30 couples of former Figure 32 provide illumination.The reverberation of former Figure 32 by an optical system (be speculum 50 and 51 and lens 52) be input to CCD sensor 31, be transformed into the signal of telecommunication.Former Figure 32 is transmitted by the conveying roller 53,54,55 and 56 reading speeds according to former Figure 32 that are subjected to former figure to transmit the driving of motor (not shown).Be placed on many former Figure 32 on the former figure platform 57 by slide block 57a guiding, one of co-operating by conveying roller 54 and separation member 58 connects a ground and passes to reading combination 100, sends into pallet 77 after image is read.

Control panel 41 has constituted the major part of control combination 101.Control panel 41 is sent various control signals to each appropriate section of facsimile equipment.Facsimile equipment also comprises modem 106 and NCU107.

The transfer system of record-paper 11 and colour band 14 is shown specifically in Fig. 1 in the recording-member.

With reference to Fig. 1, thermal printer head 13 is formed from the delegation's serial recording data of control combination 101 and the line printing head of a latch-up signal by holding wire 43 receptions by one, the heating unit that driving is made up of delegation's heating resistor in a prescription piece, thus a line item carried out.Drive circuit 46 receives the signal from the driving thermal printer head 13 of control combination 101, exports a gating signal 44 and drives thermal printer head in the square group. Motor drive circuit 48 and 49 activation record paper respectively transmits motor 24 and colour band CD-ROM drive motor 25.Platen 12 is passed in the rotation that transmission gear 26 and 27 transmits motor 24 with record-paper.Winding cylinder 18 is passed in the rotation that transmission gear 28 and 29 transmits motor 25 with colour band.Record-paper transmits motor 24 and colour band transmission motor 25 is stepper motor in this concrete device.Yet motor 24 and 25 not necessarily will be used stepper motor, replaces also passable with d.c. motor.

When the direction of transfer of record-paper 11 and colour band 14 is opposite mutually, the direction of image under record-paper 11 vertical journals (promptly by direction shown in the arrow a, in other words with the record-paper sender in the opposite direction) and the colour band direction of transfer consistent.If the transfer rate Vp of record-paper 11 be defined as Vp=-nV(wherein V be the transfer rate of colour band 14, and negative sign represents that the direction of transfer of record-paper 11 is opposite with the direction of transfer of colour band 14), then the relative velocity Vp of 14 of record-paper 11 and colour bands it seems from thermal printer head 13 and is Vp=Vp-V=(1+1/n) Vp, be higher than velocities Vp, that is be higher than generally speaking resulting relative velocity Vp ' when equidirectional transfer sheet and colour band [=(1-1/n) Vp].

With reference to Fig. 1, gear 26 and 27 transmission are than the gearratio that equals gear 28 and 29.Colour band transmits motor 25 and record-paper transmission motor 24 all is a stepper motor.Simultaneously, colour band transmits 1/m(m＞1 that the minimum step angle of motor 25 is the minimum step angle of record-paper transmission motor 24).

Take a step forward when the excitation record-paper transmits motor 24, but just record-paper 11 is transmitted length " L " at arrow a finger direction, yet take a step forward when the excitation colour band transmits motor 25, colour band 14 transmits 3L/n '.The transmission length of colour band 14 is not set to the reason of L/m and is: colour band transmits the rotating shaft that motor 25 drives winding cylinders 18, and roll 18 diameter of winding changing with what of the colour band 14 of being reeled.When thereby the diameter of winding cylinder 18 increases when increasing the excitation colour band and transmitting motor 25 and take a step forward the conveying capacity of colour band 14, colour band transmits motor 25 and advances mode with micro-stepping and drive.That is to say, drive colour band with smaller stepping angle and transmit motor 25, therefore controlled the conveying capacity of colour band 14.

Fig. 3 A and 3B are the flow chart of the writing task process of explanation facsimile equipment shown in Figure 1.The control program of CPU113 is stored in the ROM114 of control combination 101.

According to equipment drawing picture or the specify image record when duplicating of receiving faxes, this process starts.Determine that at step SI CPU113 basis is duplicated or the image of receiving faxes carries out the image record.In other words, CPU113 will determine still to be that the image corresponding to the former figure that is sent by another facsimile equipment is recorded receive mode on the record-paper 11 corresponding to recorded copy mode on the record-paper 11 by the image of reading the combination 100 former figure that read.If CPU113 determines to carry out the image record by duplicating, then flow process proceeds to step S2.Determine still standard type of meticulous type (as have the high-resolution records of 3.5mm in sub-scanning direction) at step S2 CPU113.If it is meticulous type that CPU113 determines this type, the effluent journey proceeds to step S3, will be worth n and be changed to " a ".Yet, be standard type when (as have the standard recording of 3.85mm in sub-scanning direction) when CPU113 determines this type during at step S2, flow process proceeds to step S4, will be worth n and be changed to a1.The control signal that CPU113 sent here according to transmitting terminal in preparation routine before picture signal received determines that this type is meticulous type or standard type.

When determining at step S1 to be the image reception, flow process proceeds to step S5, determines that this type is meticulous type or standard type.If be defined as meticulous type, flow process proceeds to step S6, will be worth n and be changed to a2.Yet, when CPU113 when step S5 determines that this type is meticulous type, flow process proceeds to step S7, will be worth n and be changed to " a3 ".Like this, after n on duty determined, flow process proceeded to S8.Work out one according to determined value n and be used for determining that colour band transmits the table of the excitation step number and the excitation phase thereof of motor 25, transmit the speed of motor 25 according to value n control colour band.Like this, determine according to record images density and record circulation thereof at this concrete device intermediate value n.Yet the method for determined value n is not limited to like this.For example, can be according to type (as former figure of photo or the former figure of character) the change value n of view data.Flow process proceeds to step S9, carries out image record operation (explanation is seen below).The image information of the reception image that writes down can be authenticated by the pre-program in the control sequence.In copy mode, the type of document image can be specified with the switch (not shown).

At step S9, delegation's image information is sent to thermal printer head 13.When delegation's record data transmission is finished, send a latch-up signal at step S10, delegation's view data is latched in the thermal printer head 13.At step S11, drive colour band with reference to the table of working out at step S8 and transmit motor 25, colour band is transmitted one (1/n) OK in Fig. 1 direction of arrow.At step S12, activation record paper transmits motor 24, and direction shown in record-paper is on arrow is transmitted delegation.Delegation's information is corresponding to the length of a point inviting printhead 13 to be write down.

Flow process proceeds to step S13, with thermal printer head 13 energising heating.When having write down delegation's image, flow process proceeds to step S14.CPU113 determines at step S14 whether one page image writes down and finishes.If no, flow process proceeds to step S15.The next line view data is delivered to thermal printer head 13, and flow process turns back to step S10.

When step S14 one page image record finishes, flow process proceeds to step S16, and record-paper is transmitted one section scheduled volume towards going out paper roll.In step 17, drive paper cutter 15a and 15b, engaged, record-paper 11 is cut out one page.At step S18, record-paper 11 is returned the corresponding length of distance between one section joy thermal printer head 13 and the paper cutter 15, thereby finished one page record images.

In the action of a series of cut-out record-papers 11 of step S16 to S18, colour band 14 can be that Vp/n transmits at the rightabout with record-paper 11 with speed, and mode is with identical under image record case during record-paper 11 transmission.Value n can be greater than the value during the image record.In addition, the action situation identical with record-paper 11 can be carried out by platen 12, otherwise that colour band 14 may keep is motionless.

Fig. 4 is the view of declare record situation, and the direction of transfer of record-paper 11 and colour band 14 is opposite mutually in this concrete device (the various concrete device that will illustrate below comprising).

As shown in Figure 4, record-paper 11 and colour band 14 are clipped between platen 12 and the hot print prominent 13.Because the effect of spring 21, thermal printer head is pressed against on the platen 12 with predetermined pressure.Since the rotation of platen 12, record-paper 11 on arrow shown in direction transmit with velocities Vp.On the other hand, because colour band transmits the rotation of motor 25, colour band 14 transmits with speed V in direction shown in the arrow a.

When heating resistor spare 132 energisings of thermal printer head 13 were heated, the part shown in the dash area 81 of beating of colour band 14 obtained heating.Colour band 14 includes substrate 14a and China ink layer 14b.Since the energising of heating resistor spare 132, the black melted by heat of China ink layer 81, and black layer segment 82 has just printed off.China ink layer segment 82 is equivalent to about the 1/n of China ink layer 81.

During the seal China ink, must there be a shearing force to act on the China ink on China ink layer 14b border 83, have only black layer segment 82 must print on the record-paper 11.Yet shearing force changes with the temperature of China ink layer.When China ink layer temperature was higher, shearing force was just less.When colour band shortened for 14 heat time heating times, the shearing force in the China ink layer just increased.When the relative velocity between colour band 14 and the record-paper 11 increases, just can separate the China ink layer that will print from colour band 14 satisfactorily.

In this concrete device and since on the facsimile equipment heat time heating time of thermal printer head 13 be as short as about 0.6ms, therefore just by the direction of transfer of colour band 14 and record-paper being arranged to increase on the contrary the relative velocity between colour band 14 and the record-paper 11.

In this concrete device, the direction of transfer of record-paper 11 is opposite with the direction of transfer of colour band 14 during the record.Yet the technology that increases colour band 14 and 11 relative velocities of record-paper has more than the above-mentioned technology that is limited to.Colour band 14 and record-paper 11 can transmit on same direction.

Fig. 5 is the cutaway view that is used for the repeatedly ink ribbon of this concrete device (the various concrete device that will illustrate below also comprising).This colour band has 4 layers of structure.

The substrate of two layers of formation as colour band 14 supportings arranged.When printing repeatedly, because heat energy repeats to be added to the various piece of colour band 14, so substrate is preferably made with aromatic polyester or kraft capacitor paper with high thermal resistance.Yet common polyester film also can be used as substrate.The best book of the thickness of substrate some, to help obtaining high recording quality.Yet, consider mechanical strength, the thickness of substrate is preferably in the scope of 3-8 μ m.

The 3rd layer is the China ink layer that contains China ink, and black amount should guarantee can print n time on the record-paper.The various compositions of China ink layer, as carbon black or the nigrosine pigment and cured as the rubble of bonding material as the resin (as EVA) of adhesive, colouring usefulness, these Main Ingredients and Appearances mix so that guarantee can duplicate printing n time at same position.The black consumption that is disposed is preferably in 4-8g/m.Consumption changes with printing sensitivity and density, also can be according to selection.

The 4th layer is face coat, inoperatively prevents that just the 3rd layer printing ink from transferring the pressure on the record-paper to printing.The 4th layer by forming such as transparent cured layer.Therefore, the pressure transfer layer is transparent the 4th layer, thereby the background color that has prevented record-paper is stain.Ground floor is the heat resistanceheat resistant coating, is used for preventing that second substrate is subjected to the influence of the heat that thermal printer head 13 sends.This is added in repeatedly printing of same position (promptly occurring black data continuously) to the capable heat energy of n is very suitable.Can rule of thumb select second layer diaphragm for use.Second layer diaphragm is highly effective for the substrate that has as the polyester diaphragm than low thermal resistance.

The structure of colour band 14 is not limited to this concrete form.For example, colour band can keep layer to constitute by the China ink of basalis and the porous that forms on the basalis surface.Otherwise, on substrate, can form the cancellated heat resistanceheat resistant China ink layer that one deck has pore, China ink just is contained in this China ink layer.For example, substrate can be paper and a diaphragm of using the material such as polyamide, polyethylene, polyester, polyvinyl fluoride, triacetate fiber or nylon to make.In addition, neither all need the heat resistanceheat resistant coating.The example of heat resistanceheat resistant coating can be silicones, epoxy resin, fluoroplastics etc.

An example with colour band of heat sublimation China ink is by form the colour band that coloring agent layer that one deck contains the isolation particulate of quantitative amino resins of dye well and fluoroplastics obtains on the substrate of being made by polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene cycloalkanes fat or aromatic polyamides film.

According to this above-mentioned concrete device, colour band can be according to the suitably change of recording status (as the type and the feature thereof of view data) of image information for the transfer rate of record-paper.For example, at the uniform velocity remember speed and during intermittent record, change relative velocity between colour band and the record-paper according to display mode or accurate mode at facsimile machine.Therefore, can prevent to form the fold of colour band and the decline of image recording quality.

This concrete device is an example understanding facsimile machine specifically, yet the present invention is not limited to this concrete device.Hot biography recording device of the present invention also can be used for WP, typewriter or duplicator.

Below, according to Fig. 6～10 explanations another concrete device of the present invention.

In this concrete device, the each several part identical with previous concrete device all uses identical label to be marked, and omitted going through them.

Fig. 6 is the block diagram of signal mechanism configuration, wherein, a heat transfer printing machine is used for facsimile machine, and Fig. 7 is the side cutaway view of this facsimile machine.

Operating unit 1103 comprise various function keys (as, send initiate key) and enter key (as, telephone number key).Specifically, operating unit 1103 comprises a key 47 as DIP switch, and numerical value and a saving switch 1103b(of being used to be provided with repeatedly print cycle see below explanation).Dominate cylinder 71 and pinch cylinder 72 and transmit motor 25 drivings, the direction (promptly along with record-paper opposite direction) of colour band 14 along arrow a transmitted by colour band.Tape feed roller 1b transmits motor 25 by colour band and drives, and rolls the colour band 14 that is transmitted by wheel 71 and 72.

Shown in Fig. 6 is the transfer system of record-paper 11 and colour band 14 in the record cell.This transfer system comprises reduction gearing 73,74 and slides clutch combination 75.When colour band transmitted motor 25 and record-paper and transmits motor 24 work, the value of the value of the speed reducing ratio iI by reduction gearing 73,74 suitably is set and the speed reducing ratio iP of gear 26,27 just can be determined repeatedly the numerical value n of print cycle.When the gear 75a of gear 73 and coarst clutch 75 engagement, tape feed roller 18 will be dominated cylinder 71 and roll with the colour band 14 that pinches cylinder 72 transmission.

When gear 74 definite like this with the ratio of gear 75a, when the length of the colour band of being rolled by winding cylinder 18 when gear 75a is rotated 14 was dominated the colour band length of cylinder 71 transmission greater than quilt, the colour band that is transmitted by leading cylinder 71 just can intactly be rolled by the winding cylinder.Existing difference between the length of the colour band 14 that the length of the colour band 14 that winding cylinder 18 is rolled and leading cylinder 71 transmit is absorbed by coarst clutch 75.Therefore, also just eliminated because the variation of the transfer rate of the caused colour band 14 of winding cylinder 18 winding diameter variation.

Repeatedly the numerical value of print cycle is provided with by the key on the operative combination 1,103 47.Yet, can read mark or analog on the colour band 14, the number of times of print cycle is set repeatedly.Photosensor 42 is read the mark of representing repeatedly print cycle to be provided with from colour band 14.Represent repeatedly the mark 45 of print cycle certain numerical value to be imprinted near the edge of colour band 14 lower surfaces.In this concrete device, this mark is made up of point data.The number of point is represented repeatedly the numerical value of print cycle.The figure of this point can be represented with the binary bit counting method.

Fig. 8 shows the flow chart that writes down one page in this concrete device in facsimile machine.The control program of carrying out this processing procedure is stored among the ROM114 of control combination 101.

Be stored in the control combination 101 in delegation's view data, and after the record operation all set, just can start this processing procedure.At step S1, delegation's serial recording data are sent to heat transfer printing head 13.After the transmission of having finished delegation's record data, store these line item data in the latch circuit.At step S3, by the value of key 47 appointments on the operative combination 1103 by interpretation, so that the numerical value n of print cycle is set repeatedly.

Flow process enters step S4, drives colour band and transmits motor 25, and colour band is transmitted 1/n on the direction of Fig. 6 arrow a capable.At step S5, record-paper transmits motor 24 and is driven, with the direction transmission delegation of record-paper 11 along arrow b.The length of delegation is set to about 1/1.54mm in this facsimile machine.The transmission length of record-paper 11 and colour band 14 can be provided with by the number of pulses that changes the excitation motor.

Suppose that record-paper transmission motor encourages mutually by 1-2 with colour band transmission motor 25 and drives, every through an Energizing cycle, record-paper is transmitted delegation, and is transmitted the length identical with record-paper through 20 Energizing cycle colour bands 14.If repeatedly the numerical value of print cycle is 5, and record-paper has been transmitted delegation, and then through behind 4 Energizing cycles, colour band 4 has been transmitted 1/5 row, and the length of its transmission is 1/(1.54x5) mm.

Flow process enters step S6 then, makes each piece energising of the heating element heater 132 of thermal printer head 13.At step S7, CPU113 judges whether that all heat blocks all switch on, and all switches on when all these heater element block, finishes after delegation's record images, and flow process enters S8, checks and whether has finished one page record images.If no, then flow process enters step S9, and the record data of next line are sent to thermal printer head 13, and flow process turns back to step S2 then.

When having determined to have finished one page record images in step 8, flow process enters step S10, and record-paper 11 is transmitted a predetermined length to going out paper roll 16a and 16b.In step S11, paper cutter 15a and 15b are driven and interlock each other, and record-paper 11 is cut into single page.At step S12, record-paper 11 returns one and print the corresponding length of distance between heat 13 and the paper cutter 15, so far, has finished one page record images process.

From step S10 to S12, in the continued operation process of paper cutter 15 cutting record-papers, colour band can along with the side of record-paper 11 in the opposite direction, and with recording process in identical speed VP/n transmit.The n value can be greater than the speed in the recording process.Can carry out and record-paper 11 identical operations by platen 12, perhaps, it is motionless that colour band can keep.

Below, make photosensor 42 read to remember 45 and the operating process of the numerical value n of print cycle is set repeatedly according to the flowchart text among Fig. 9 from colour band 14.

Here corresponding each step of step S3 in explanation and Fig. 8 flow process only, and omitted with Fig. 8 in other identical step.

Behind latch-up signal of output, basis is from this signal read flag 45 of photosensor 42 in step S21 in step S2.In step S22,, determine the repeatedly numerical value n of print cycle according to the value of mark 45.Then, flow process enters step S4, identical operations in implementation and Fig. 8 flow process.

Save switch 1103b and be contained in the operative combination shown in Figure 6 1103, in order that the mode of saving colour band 14 is set.

Figure 10 is that the explanation colour band is saved the flow chart of process.When press saving switch 1103b in step S31 after, flow process enters step S32.The n value is strengthened, then should value just greater than in step S3 by the specified n value of switch 47, promptly in step S21 and S22 by the n value of 45 representatives of the mark on the colour band 14.Therefore, the length of the colour band 14 that is transmitted during delegation image record has just reduced, and on the length of original colour band of determining 14 repeatedly the number of times of print cycle just increased, so saved colour band 14.In this case, the image packing density can reduce slightly.

This concrete device according to above-mentioned can change the relative transmitting range between record-paper and the colour band, in order to change on predetermined colour band length the repeatedly number of times of print cycle.Therefore, repeatedly the numerical value of print cycle can be provided with arbitrarily.

According to this concrete device, repeatedly the numerical value of print cycle can automatically be provided with according to the mark on the colour band.

And, according to the present invention, because the numerical value of print cycle repeatedly can be designated as greater than by the mark on the colour band, promptly by the numerical value of operative combination appointment, so just reduced the consumption of colour band.

This concrete device is for example understood the situation of using the row thermal printer head, but is not limited to this.For example, can use the China ink that has same material with this concrete colour band that installs to bring realization repeatedly to print.More special is, is attached to the length of rolling of China ink band on the carrier, in (promptly on the record direction) on the direction of motion carrier, is according to the type change of switch 47 and colour band, therefore, carries out repeatedly by predetermined times and to print.In this case, when carrier moved right, the China ink band transmitted from left to right with respect to thermal printer head.

In this concrete device, the numerical value of the repeatedly print cycle of colour band is determined by the mark that forms on the colour band lower surface, but is not limited to this.Repeatedly the numerical value of print cycle can be determined by the mark that is imprinted on the print cartridge of depositing colour band, or is determined by indentation on the shell or boss.

According to above-mentioned concrete device (Fig. 6～10), repeatedly the numerical value of print cycle can be determined arbitrarily, and colour band can be according to the numerical value change of determining with respect to the transmission length of record-paper.Therefore, repeatedly print cycle that can any number is carried out the image record.

According to the present invention, the numerical value that can determine repeatedly print cycle automatically according to the characteristic and the type of colour band.

Below, according to Figure 11～15 explanations another concrete device of the present invention.

Specify such operating process with a concrete device, in this operating process, detect the surplus of colour band with a checkout gear, and, determine whether the information that will write down can be by the existing remainder branch record of colour band according to the detected remainder of colour band and the consideration of the information that will write down.When determining because colour band is too short can not write down the information that will write down the time, the conveying capacity that sends the reduction colour band by the control colour band then.In addition, another concrete device is understood the operating process that detects the colour band remainder and show detected surplus on display unit specifically.According to shown surplus, according to control the device that transmits colour band from the n value of input unit.

Below, according to Figure 11～13 explanation utilizations facsimile machine of the present invention.

Figure 11 and 12 shows the structural configuration of having used the heat transfer printing machine in a facsimile machine.More particularly, Figure 11 is the view that is electrically connected between expression control combination and the record combination, and Figure 12 is the block diagram of signal facsimile machine structural configuration.The side-looking cross-section structure of this facsimile machine is described with reference to Fig. 2 A below.

The schematic construction layout of this facsimile machine will be described according to Figure 12.

With reference to Figure 12, read in combination 100 usefulness photoelectric methods and read in original image, and the image that reads in is transported to control combination 101 with data image signal.Read in combination and comprise a transmission motor and a ccd image sensor.Control combination 101 comprises a memory of storing a row image data.Delegation's view data is added to line storage 110 from reading in combination 100, and is stored in this line storage 110 with former send mode or copy mode.In the view data receive mode, delegation's decode image data is stored in the line storage 110.The data of storing in line storage 110 are transported to record combination 102, carry out image and generate.Coding/decoding combination 111 image informations that will send are by MH coded program coding, and the data decode of image encoded that will receive becomes view data.Control combination also comprises a buffer storage 112 of storing transmission or received code view data.Line storage 110, the combination of buffer storage 112 and coding/decoding by CPU113(as, microprocessor) control.Except that CPU113, control combination 101 comprises that also one is stored the control program of CPU113 and ROM114 and RAM115 as the workspace of the various data of temporary transient storage of various data.

Record combination 102 comprises a capable thermal printer head and according to heat biography writing-method image is recorded on the record-paper.The back will be by the structural configuration of Figure 11 declare record combination 102.Operative combination 103 comprise various function keys (as, send home key) and enter key (as, telephone number key).Specifically, operative combination 103 comprises a switch 103-1, is used to show whether the conveying capacity of colour band has been adjusted.For example, when switch 103-1 placed ON, then the n value was changed automatically.Operative combination 103 also comprises a switch 103-2, is used to show the conveying capacity of colour band with respect to record-paper.Open system 103-2 can be made up of digital switch.Operative combination 103 also comprises a switch 103a, is used to show the type of used colour band.When switch 103a places ON, repeatedly ink ribbon is set.And when switch 103a places OFF, be set to the standard colour band.Indication combination 104 is contained in the operative combination 103, to indicate various functions, the state of facsimile equipment and the surplus of colour band.Power supply 105 is given each device power supply of facsimile machine.Facsimile equipment also comprises modulator/demodulator 106, networking control combination 107 and telephone set 108.

Figure 13 is the view of the detailed structure of colour band 14 and record-paper 11 connecting gears.

With reference to Figure 13, record-paper transmits motor 24 and drives platen 12, along the direction transfer sheet 11 of the arrow b opposite with arrow a.Colour band transmits the direction transmission colour band 14 that motor 25 is pressed arrow a indication.Platen 12 is passed in the rotation that transmission gear 26 and 27 transmits motor 24 with record- paper.Gear 28 and 29 rotations that colour band is transmitted motor 25 pass to tape feed roller 18.Whether colour band sensor 120 detects colour band 14 and exists, and detects the surplus of colour band 14 according to the mark on the colour band 14.Colour band sensor 120 reads in the mark 33 on the colour band 14, and detects the remainder of colour band 14.For example can represent the surplus data that are printed with bar code.Data represented what the A4 paper of can also printing from now on of surplus.In other words, for example, if formed 20 marks 33, that number quantity of going out mark just detected in rice or in the length of the remainder of millimeter.

When the direction of transfer of record-paper 11 and colour band 14 is opposite each other, recording occurring continuously image direction on record-paper 11 length directions (be the direction of arrow a indication, just with the sender of record-paper 11 in the opposite direction) be to aim at the direction of transfer of colour band.If the transfer rate of record-paper 11 is decided to be VP=-nV _I(wherein, V _IBe the transfer rate of colour band 14, negative sign represents that the direction of transfer of record-paper 11 is opposite with the direction of transfer of colour band), then see record-paper 11 in the past and the relative velocity V between the colour band 14 from thermal printer head 13 _PIBe V _PI=V _P-V _I=(1+1/n) V _P, it is greater than speed V _P, promptly greater than resulting relative velocity V when same direction transfer sheet and colour band in the regular situation lower edge _PIThe VP of (=(1-1/n)).

Additive method also is feasible.For example, when writing down with the capable image of thermal printer head 13 implementation n, colour band is along arrow a indicated direction, and every (n/m) row is transmitted (l/m) (wherein m is the integer that satisfies n＞m).According to another method, when will be when writing down with the corresponding distance of length L, colour band 14 transmits with speed same during the record in the opposite direction along the side with record-paper 11.Before the next predetermined length of record, colour band returns L(n-1)/n(n＞1 wherein).In one of these two methods, the relative velocity when colour band 14 keeps motionless during the record is V _P, and the colour band 14 relative record speed when keeping motion is (1+1/n) V _P

Figure 11 is the schematic diagram that is electrically connected between combination 101 of explanation facsimile machine inner control and the record combination 102.Among Figure 11 with Figure 12,13 in identical part all use identical label.

Thermal printer head 13 is line printing heads.Thermal printer head 13 comprises that one is used for from the shift register 130 of control combination 101 input delegation serial recording data 43, one according to latch-up signal 44 breech locks latch circuit 131 and heating element heater 132 of being made up of delegation's heating resistor from the data of mobile bit register 130.Heating resistor 132 heats in 132-m at m piece 132-1.Heat sensor 133 is contained on the thermal printer head 13, detects the temperature of thermal printer head 13.Control combination 101 is data signal with the output signal of heat sensor 133 from analog-signal transitions.This data signal is input to CPU113 then.CPU113 according to the width of detected temperature change gating signal 47, changes the driving voltage of hot print 13 according to the temperature of this digital signal detection heating head 13, and according to the energy on the characteristic changing thermal printer head 13 of colour band 14.

The characteristic of colour band 14 (kind) is by switch 103a appointment.The kind of colour band 14 and characteristic can be determined by the mark that detection is imprinted on the colour band 14.In other words, can determine the kind and the characteristic of colour band by mark, indentation or boss on the detection colour band shell.

Drive circuit 46 is given printhead 13 input drive signals, and output gating signal 47, so that drive thermal printer head 13 in each cell block.Drive circuit changes the voltage that outputs on the pressure-wire 45 according to the indication of control combination 101, and this voltage is used for electric current is fed on the heating element heater 132 of thermal printer head 13, has therefore also just changed the energy that is added on the thermal printer head 13. Motor drive circuit 48 and 49 activation record paper respectively transmits motor 24 and ribbon drive motors 25.In this concrete device, record-paper transmits motor 24 and ribbon drive motors 25 is stepper motors, but is not limited to this.For example, these two motors 24 and 25 also can be d.c. motors.

The following describes the record operating process of this concrete device.Figure 14 A and 14B are the flow charts of explanation facsimile machine receiving course.The control program of carrying out this process is stored among the ROM114 of control combination 101.

In case receive the facsimile signal signal, promptly start this process.At step S1, be encoded and the view data that is converted into view data is stored in the line storage 110.At step S2, number goes out input and receives number.According to the surplus of photosensor 120 detected colour bands 14 and in step 2 detected input receive number, CPU113 determines whether that in step S3 whole view data can both be by the existing remainder branch record of colour band 14.If then flow process enters step S9.And if not, then flow process enters step S4, indicates the surplus of colour band 14 in indication combination 104.Surplus indication can be in indicating status all the time, and no matter be that be in can recording status, still being in can not recording status.

At step S5, determine whether to change the n value according to the state of switch 103-1.If the n value can be changed, then flow process enters step S6, according to the surplus and the input reception number increase value of colour band 14.Therefore, with respect to the transmission length that record-paper 11 is scheduled to, can reduce the transmission length of colour band 14, this has just increased the number of times of the repeatedly print cycle of colour band 14.If determine not change the n value in step S5, then flow process enters step S7, determines whether to specify the n value by switch 103-2.If then flow process enters step S8, currency is stored as the n value.

As normally used China ink band is obviously seen the dot-matrix printer from row like that, when the numerical value increase of the repeatedly print cycle of repeatedly knocking the China ink band, then packing density decline.Yet do not reach not recording status immediately.Similarly, when using repeatedly ink ribbon to carry out the record of hot biography, and the image that all receives of record is when having precedence over recording quality, and the operator will console switch 103-1 or switch 103-2, changes n value, so that the number of times of the repeatedly print cycle of increase colour band 14.

Flow process enters step S9 then, delegation's serial recording data is delivered to the shift register 130 of thermal printer head 13 from line storage 110.After the transmission of having finished delegation's record data, in the output latch circuit 131.Flow process enters step S10, adjusts the driving step number that colour band transmits motor 25 according to the n value.Then, colour band transmits motor 25 and is driven, and on the direction of arrow a, colour band 14 is transmitted (1/n) OK in Fig. 2 A.At step S11, record-paper transmits motor 24 and is driven, and on the direction of arrow b, record-paper 11 is transmitted delegation.In this case, delegation is equivalent to the length of a point being write down by thermal printer head 13.

Flow process enters step S12, gives heating element heater 132 power supplies of thermal printer head 13 continuously in each cell block.Be powered at this m piece, finish after delegation's image record, flow process enters step S13, determines whether to have finished one page image record.If no, flow process turns back to step S9, and the record data of next line are transferred to thermal printer head 13, carries out the image record again.

If determined one page image record that is through with in step S13, then flow process enters step S14, and record-paper 11 is transmitted a predetermined length to going out paper roll 16a and 16b.Drive paper cutter 15a interlock each other, with the length of record-paper cutting-out corresponding to one page.This one page paper is sent facsimile equipment by going out paper roll 16.At step S15, record-paper 11 returns the corresponding length in interval between one and thermal printer head 13 and the paper cutter 15, makes the front end of record-paper 11 arrive the image record position of thermal printer head 13.

In step S16, CPU113 determines whether that all images that receive all are recorded.If no, flow process turns back to step S9, repeats above-mentioned image recording step then.If all write down, then flow process enters step S17, and the n value turns back to initial value, and process leaves it at that.Why the n value will turn back to initial value, is because the next view data that will receive does not always have the packing density identical with this view data, with regard to having prevented to violate operator's wish the image that the next one receives is carried out the density record like this.

When colour band transmission motor 25 is stepper motor, can change the n value with respect to the step number that record-paper 11 delegation transmit by changing colour band 14.In this case, motor 25 advances to drive with micro-stepping, can both change the minimum step angle of motor like this.

In step S14 and S15, be in the colour band 14 of cutting during the record-paper 11 can along opposite with the direction of transfer of record-paper 11 in recording process oppositely, with speed V _P/ n transmits, and perhaps also can increase the n value.In addition, colour band 14 also can use the mode identical with record-paper 11 to transmit, and perhaps also can keep motionless.

Showing, colour band transmits the driving that the driving of motor 25 will transmit motor 24 prior to record-paper as step S10 and S11, and reason is as described below.Even colour band transmits motor 25 and is driven, but because the characteristic of motor and driving/transmission system, colour band actual begins to transmit still will a time delay.Even the driving that record-paper transmits motor 24 also can get above-mentioned effect equally prior to the driving that colour band transmits motor 25.If yet have long time between being sent to the driving (the record operation the step S12) of thermal printer head 13 from record-paper 11 initial, just may be between the each point of record the unnecessary gap of formation.

The following describes another connecting gear that is used for this concrete device.The mode that is driven directly with tape feed roller 18 in the above-mentioned concrete device is different, colour band 14 is dominated cylinder 71 and is pinched cylinder 72 and transmitted along arrow a direction, like this, colour band 14 just can be transmitted a predetermined length all the time, and irrelevant with the winding diameter of ribbon spool belt wheel 18.In Figure 15, the part identical with Fig. 6 all uses identical label to be marked, and omitted the detailed description to them.

According to this above-mentioned concrete device, colour band 14 can come change according to the surplus of input reception number and colour band with respect to the transmission length that record-paper 11 transmits delegation.Therefore, the image information that be recorded can be by the existing remainder branch record of colour band.

In addition, when having installed one when showing the switch whether colour band 14 be adjusted with respect to the conveying capacity of record-paper 11, can allow the operator to select to assign to write down remaining each image and whether will have precedence over picture quality with the existing remainder of colour band.

And the operator can specify the conveying capacity of colour band 14 with respect to delegation's record-paper 11.

This concrete device is understood the record combination of facsimile machine specifically, but is not limited to this.This invention also can be applicable to common heat transfer printing machine.In this case, the record number is by the main frame input of output record data.The transmission length of colour band can be adjusted according to the surplus of input number and colour band on printer.

According to this above-mentioned concrete device, reduce the colour band that is situated between with respect to record coal according to the surplus of colour band and use length with predetermined length.It can assign to finish the image capture process that record has the data of requirement length by the existing remainder of enough colour bands.

According to this instantiation, the operator can select whether change colour band with respect to the transmission length with the recording medium that gives measured length.

With reference to Figure 16 to 20 another instantiation of the present invention will be described also.Fig. 2 A is the side view of expression facsimile equipment machinery, and what Fig. 8 represented is the flow chart of recording process.

This example explanation receives the repeatedly operation of print cycle number from transmitting terminal to the receiving terminal colour band, and also definite this colour band of explanation is decided the operation of the conveying capacity of image record length with respect to giving of recording medium.Each image record that gives measured length of carrying out carries out repeatedly and print, so that colour band is consistent with the conveying capacity of determining on recording medium.

An indication device will be narrated with Figure 16.Institute's target reference number is represented same part among Fig. 6 in Figure 16, has therefore saved detailed narration.

With reference to Figure 16, operating unit 2103 comprises various function keys (as sending initiate key) and enter key (as the telephone number key).Operating unit 2103 is specified repeatedly print cycle number according to its reception.Operating unit 2103 also comprises for example dual in line switch of a key 247a() in equipment, be used as and specify repeatedly print cycle number.Operating unit 2103 also comprises a transmission nValue assignment key 247b.Key 247b is used for specifying a value for the equipment of receiving faxes nThe repeatedly print cycle number that sends from transmitting terminal in this instantiation has precedence over the repeatedly print cycle number that is provided with key 247b.Switch 2103a is used for specifying control module 101 in operating unit 2103, the repeatedly ink ribbon of packing in the control module 101.

Figure 16 has at length showed the record-paper 11 in the record cell and the transfer system of colour band 14.Delivery unit comprises reduction gearing 73 and 74 and coarst clutch 75.When colour band transmits motor 25 and record-paper and transmits motor 24 and drive, reduction gearing 73 and 74 speed reducing ratio i _IValue and the speed reducing ratio i of gear 26 and 27 _PValue determined repeatedly print cycle number rightly nThe number in the driving step of change record-paper transmission motor 24 and colour band transmission motor 25 tackles by each of transmitting terminal appointment and numerical value nWhen the gear 75a of gear 73 and clutch 75 engagement, winding cylinder 18 can twine by leading cylinder 71 and pinch the colour band 14 that cylinder 72 transmits.

Make the length of the colour band 14 that twined by winding cylinder 18 be longer than the colour band length that is transmitted by leading cylinder 71 when the ratio of 73 couples of gear 75a of gear sets, can by winding cylinder 18 fully be twined by the colour band 14 that leading cylinder 71 transmits this moment.Colour band 14 has been absorbed by coarst clutch 75 by the difference between the amount of the colour band 14 of the amount of winding cylinder 18 windings and 71 transmission of leading cylinder.Therefore can prevent the variation (change that just is worth n) of colour band transfer rate, this variation is that the coiling diameter by winding cylinder 18 changes and causes.

Narrate with reference to Figure 17 to Figure 19 and to send out/the receipts process.

What Figure 17 represented is the control sequence that is added to the facsimile on this example.

In step 301, in the transmitting terminal dialing of facsimile equipment, the receiving terminal of facsimile equipment is automatically received calling, so circuit is received the fax pattern from the call model switching.In the step 301, receiving terminal is sent identification signal (CED), a digital identification signal (DIS) and a group mark signal (GI2) of a calling back to.Transmitting terminal sends a dispatching station marking signal (TSI), a non-standard signal (NSS) 303(for example with the value that sends n value assignment key 247b appointment n) and a digital command signal (DCS).Then.Sequence signal of transmitting terminal output.In step 304, send as the communication signal that sends picture signal.

Figure 18 is a flow chart, is illustrated in transmitting terminal nThe assignment procedure of value, Figure 19 also is a flow chart, has showed the receiving course of facsimile equipment at receiving terminal.The program of carrying out these control procedures is to be stored among the ROM114.

CPU determines to send with the operating unit in the facsimile equipment of receiving terminal 2103 in step S1 nWhether value assignment key 247b the value of being provided with nIn step S1 if YES is provided with designated value among the non-standard signal NSS that stipulates in step S2CCITT T30 n

Figure 19 is the flow chart that is illustrated in the process of the value of setting n in the facsimile equipment of receiving terminal.

In step S10, behind the received signal NSS, flow process enters step S11, check the value nWhether be established.If YES, flow process enters step S12, storage value in RAM115 in step S11 nSimultaneously, for example, be determined with respect to the transmission length of the colour band 14 of record-paper 11 delegation, to realize receiving record images (also will narrate later on).

To narrate the record operation of this example below.

Figure 20 is the flow chart of one page recording process in the facsimile equipment of this example.The control program of carrying out said process exists among the ROM114 of control module 101.

When receiving picture signal, this process just starts, and view data is stored in the register of control module 101, and writing task is prepared beginning.In step S21, the continuous record data of single file are sent to thermal printer head 13.When the transfer of single file record data was finished, latch-up signal of output among the step S22 was stored the single file record data in the latch circuit of thermal printer head 13.In step S23, according to the designated value that is provided with on the receiving terminal in the flow chart of the transmitting terminal in the flow chart of Figure 17 and Figure 18 nRepeatedly print cycle number is set nIn this situation, if do not have designated value from transmitting terminal n, the value with the switch 247a appointment of operating unit 2103 just is set nSo the transmission length (1/n is capable) of colour band 14 just has been determined during the image record.

Flow process enters step S24, drive colour band and transmit motor 25, according to the value n that obtains among the step S23 according to arrow among Figure 16 nThe direction that refers to makes colour band 14 transmit one (1/n) OK.In step S25, activation record paper transmits motor 24, makes record-paper 11 with arrow aDirection transmits delegation.The length of delegation will be stipulated, for example approximately is 1/15.4mm in facsimile equipment.The conveying capacity of record-paper 11 and colour band 14 is adjusted with the driving pulse that changes record-paper transmission motor 24 and colour band transmission motor 25.

Suppose that each record-paper transmits motor 24 and drives in the mutually excitatory mode of 1-2 with colour band transmission motor 25, hypothetical record paper 11 each Energizing cycle transmit delegation, suppose that the length of 20 Energizing cycles transmission of colour band 14 usefulness is identical with the length that Energizing cycle of record-paper 11 usefulness transmits.If repeatedly the print cycle number is 5, record-paper transmits delegation, and colour band 14 transmits 1/5 row with 4 Energizing cycles, so its transmitting range is 1/(15.4 * 5) mm.

Flow process enters step S26 then, gives every heating element heater 132 energisings of thermal printer head 13.CPU113 determines whether that in step S27 all pieces have all switched on.Power on when having finished unicursal graph picture record when all pieces of heating element heater 132 all lead to, flow process enters step S28 and checks whether single page image record is finished.If NO, flow process enters the S29 step in step S28, and the next line record data person of being transported to is transformed into thermal printer head 13, and flow process is got back to S22.

When having finished single page image record among the step S28, flow process enters S30, makes record-paper 11 give fixed amount to going out one of paper roll 16a and 16b transmission.Paper cutter 15a and 15b are started and are bonded with each other in step S30, downcut record-paper in paper roll.Record-paper 11 returns one section corresponding to the distance between thermal printer head 13 and the paper cutter 15 in step S32, thereby has finished one page record images process.

In the operation with paper cutter 15 a series of cutting record-papers 11 in step S30 to S32, colour band can be opposite with the direction of record-paper 11, with V _PThe speed of/n transmits, with the same in the recording process.Value nCan be greater than the value in the recording process.Can carry out the operation same by platen 12, and colour band can keep halted state with record-paper 11.

In this example, non-standard signal NSS is used for specifying the value from the transmitting terminal facsimile equipment to the receiving terminal facsimile equipment nSignal.Yet other control sequence signals also can use.

In addition, be used on the colour band or the colour band support on the repeatedly print cycle number of the mark representative that forms can be read out and import, and the repeatedly print cycle number of facsimile equipment is adjustable.

As mentioned above, according to this example, when the former figure of transmitting terminal is low-density, the value that the operator can receive faxes in the receiving terminal setting nCan have high density from the image of new generation.When the surplus of the colour band of receiving terminal can be recognized in the near future, can be according to the number of the surplus of colour band and input receiving belt in the receiving terminal designated value nTherefore, the former figure of transmission can ideally produce at receiving terminal.

Above example the facsimile equipment of having demonstrated with the row thermal printer head, but the present invention is not limited thereto.For example, a China ink band that the colour band material of saying in a kind of and this example is identical and a continuous printhead are returned to carry out repeatedly and are printed.More precisely, the direction (promptly writing down direction) that the twining amount that is contained in the China ink band on the carriage moves along carriage according to the type of switch 247 and colour band and changing, thereby, carry out repeatedly and print according to giving fixed number of times.In this situation, for example, court moves to right when carriage, and China ink band relatively hot printhead transmits from left to right.

According to above-mentioned example, most print cycle numbers can at random be specified by the facsimile equipment of transmitting terminal, the transmitting range of colour band relative record media can change at receiving terminal arbitrarily according to the repeatedly print cycle number of appointment, thereby the number arbitrarily of available repeatedly print cycle comes the every trade record.

Heat protocol is not limited to use the thermal printer head scheme of thermal printer head, can also replace with electric sensor or laser conversion plan.

In the top example, full row (full-Line) type of having demonstrated thermal printer head, and can replace with so-called (Serial) type thermal printer head continuously.

Recording medium has more than and is limited to record-paper.If the transfer process of China ink allows, recording medium can be a piece of cloth or plastic sheet.In addition, colour band is not confined to scroll yet, mentions in above example.For example, colour band can be stored in the box, and this box can close from record and disassemble, can be with being contained in last, the demountable so-called cartridge ink ribbon of record combination.

In every kind of example, the direction of transfer of record-paper 11 is opposite with the direction of colour band 14 in the recording process.Yet transmission work has more than and is limited to this.They can transmit with identical direction.

According to top the present invention who had narrated, the consumption of colour band can reduce and can realize clearly high quality record.

Claims (46)

1, a kind of China ink on the colour band is printed to makes the heat transfer recording equipment that writes down next images on the recording medium on the recording medium, and this equipment comprises:

Transmit the device of colour band;

Determine the device of the relative velocity of colour band relative record medium according to pictorial information;

According to by the relative velocity determined of fixed definite device control the control device of described conveyer.

2, a kind of China ink on the colour band is printed to makes the facsimile equipment that writes down next images on the recording medium on the recording medium, and this equipment comprises:

Read the device of former figure;

The device of transmission/reception image;

Transmit the device of colour band;

Determine the device of colour band according to pictorial information with respect to the relative velocity of recording medium;

Control the control device of described conveyer according to the relative velocity of determining by described definite device.

3, a kind of China ink on the colour band is printed to makes the method for next images of record on the recording medium may further comprise the steps on the recording medium:

Change the relative velocity of colour band according to pictorial information with respect to recording medium.

4, according to an equipment of claim 1, wherein the colour band transfer rate is taken as 1/n(n＞1 with the ratio of the transfer rate of recording medium).

5, according to a kind of method of claim 3, wherein the colour band transfer rate is taken as 1/n(n＞1 with the ratio of the transfer rate of recording medium).

6, according to an equipment of claim 1, wherein change with the speed that changes the colour band transmission motor that transmits colour band by the relative velocity that described definite device is determined.

7, according to an equipment of claim 2, the pictorial information sensitivity of wherein said definite device to sending here from described transmission/receiving system or described read-out device.

8, a kind of China ink on the colour band is printed to makes the heat transfer recording equipment that writes down next images on the recording medium on the recording medium, and this equipment comprises:

The indication colour band is the device of print cycle number repeatedly;

Determine the device of colour band conveying capacity by the repeatedly print cycle number of described indicating device indication,

Transmit the device of colour band by the definite conveying capacity of described definite device.

9, a kind of China ink on the colour band is printed to makes the heat transfer recording equipment that writes down next images on the recording medium on the recording medium, and this equipment comprises:

Judge the device of the repeatedly print cycle number of colour band with the alarm that print cycle number is repeatedly reported to the police, institute should conform to the characteristic of colour band by the siren of adorning;

Determine the device of colour band conveying capacity by the repeatedly print cycle number of described judgment means judgement;

Transmit the device of colour band by the definite conveying capacity of described definite device.

10, a kind of China ink on the colour band is printed to makes the heat transfer recording equipment that writes down next images on the recording medium on the recording medium, and this equipment comprises:

The device of relative moving speed between indication colour band and the recording medium;

Relative moving speed according to described indicating device indication is determined the device of colour band with respect to the transfer rate of recording medium;

Transmit the device of colour band by the definite transfer rate of described definite device.

11, a kind of China ink on the colour band is printed to makes the heat transfer recording equipment that writes down next images on the recording medium on the recording medium, and this equipment comprises:

Judge the device of the relative velocity between colour band and the recording medium with the alarm that relative velocity is reported to the police, institute should conform to the characteristic of colour band by the alarm of adorning;

Determine the device of colour band according to the relative moving speed that described judgment means is judged with respect to the transfer rate of recording medium;

Transmit the device of colour band by the definite transfer rate of described definite device.

12, fixed relatively recording medium conveying capacity is by 1/n(n＞1) transmit the heat transfer recording equipment that colour band makes record one images on the recording medium, comprising:

Transmit the device of colour band;

Detect the remaining device of colour band;

According to the device that whether can note recorded information on the remainder that is identified in colour band by detected remainder of described checkout gear and recorded information;

When described recognition device identifies recorded information and can not be recorded on the remainder, the control device value added nTransmit colour band.

13,, also comprise and preventing with described control device correction value according to an equipment of claim 12 nDevice.

14, fixed relatively recording medium conveying capacity is by 1/n(n＞1) transmit the heat transfer recording equipment that colour band makes record one images on the recording medium, comprising:

Transmit the device of colour band;

Detect the indicating device that colour band Sheng Yu And indicates the remainder that is detected;

Input value nInput unit;

Controlling described conveyer makes it meet the value of described input unit input nControl device.

15, a kind of China ink on the colour band is printed to makes the heat transfer recording equipment that writes down next images on the recording medium on the recording medium, and this equipment comprises:

Make the tape deck of colour band recording picture on recording medium;

Change the device of the relative velocity between colour band and the recording medium.

16, a kind of China ink on the colour band is printed to makes the facsimile equipment that writes down next images on the recording medium on the recording medium, and this equipment comprises:

Use the tape deck of colour band recording picture on recording medium;

Change the device of the relative velocity between colour band and the recording medium;

Read the device of former figure;

The device of transmission/reception information.

17, a kind of China ink on the colour band is printed to makes the hot biography of the use of writing down next images on the recording medium record the facsimile equipment of combination on the recording medium, comprising:

Reception colour band repeatedly print cycle is counted definite device that And determines the colour band conveying capacity, and repeatedly the print cycle number is sent to receiving terminal from transmitting terminal, and the colour band conveying capacity should be decided picture record length corresponding to giving of recording medium;

Transmit the device of colour band according to described definite device giving conveying capacity that each record of deciding picture record length determines in the cycle.

18, a kind of China ink on the colour band is printed to makes the hot biography of the use of writing down next images on the recording medium record the facsimile equipment of combination on the recording medium, comprising:

From transmitting terminal send a colour band repeatedly print cycle count to the device of receiving terminal;

The repeatedly print cycle that reception is sent by described dispensing device is Shuoed And and is determined that colour band decides the device of the conveying capacity of picture record length with respect to giving of recording medium;

Transmit the device of colour band according to described definite device giving conveying capacity that each record of deciding picture record length determines in the cycle.

19, according to the equipment of claim 1, wherein the China ink of colour band is a hot melt ink.

20, according to the method for claim 3, wherein the China ink of colour band is a hot melt ink.

21, according to the equipment of claim 8, wherein the China ink of colour band is a hot melt ink.

22, according to the equipment of claim 14, wherein the China ink of colour band is a hot melt ink.

23, according to the equipment of claim 1, wherein the China ink of colour band is the heat sublimation China ink.

24, according to the method for claim 3, wherein the China ink of colour band is the heat sublimation China ink.

25, according to the equipment of claim 8, wherein the China ink of colour band is the heat sublimation China ink.

26, according to the equipment of claim 14, wherein the China ink of colour band is the heat sublimation China ink.

27, according to the equipment of claim 2, wherein the colour band transfer rate is taken as 1/n(n＞1 with the ratio of recording medium transfer rate).

28, according to the equipment of claim 2, wherein change by the speed that changes the colour band transmission motor that transmits colour band by the relative velocity that described definite device is determined.

29, according to the equipment of claim 2, wherein the China ink of colour band is a hot melt ink.

30, according to the equipment of claim 9, wherein the China ink of colour band is a hot melt ink.

31, according to the equipment of claim 10, wherein the China ink of colour band is a hot melt ink.

32, according to the equipment of claim 11, wherein the China ink of colour band is a hot melt ink.

33, according to the equipment of claim 12, wherein the China ink of colour band is a hot melt ink.

34, according to the equipment of claim 15, wherein the China ink of colour band is a hot melt ink.

35, according to the equipment of claim 16, wherein the China ink of colour band is a hot melt ink.

36, according to the equipment of claim 17, wherein the China ink of colour band is a hot melt ink.

37, according to the equipment of claim 18, wherein the China ink of colour band is a hot melt ink.

38, according to the equipment of claim 2, wherein the China ink of colour band is the China ink of heat sublimation.

39, according to the equipment of claim 9, wherein the China ink of colour band is the heat sublimation China ink.

40, according to the equipment of claim 10, wherein the China ink of colour band is the heat sublimation China ink.

41, according to the equipment of claim 11, wherein the China ink of colour band is the heat sublimation China ink.

42, according to the equipment of claim 12, wherein the China ink of colour band is the heat sublimation China ink.

43, according to the equipment of claim 15, wherein the China ink of colour band is the heat sublimation China ink.

44, according to the equipment of claim 16, wherein the China ink of colour band is the heat sublimation China ink.

45, according to the equipment of claim 17, wherein the China ink of colour band is the heat sublimation China ink.

46, according to the equipment of claim 18, wherein the China ink of colour band is the heat sublimation China ink.

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